Mechanicsville restaurateur opening new concept at Libbie Mill next spring

A Mechanicsville-based restaurateur is expanding his footprint with a fourth restaurant–this time in the West End.

Gumenick Properties, the owner of Henrico mixed-used development Libbie Mill, announced Monday morning that Michael Cohan, owner of Marty’s Grill, Riverbound Café, and the craft brewery Brewville, has leased approximately 6,000 square feet in a building located at 4900 Libbie Mill East Boulevard.

The restaurant, the name of which has yet to be announced, will serve traditional American cuisine and be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and provide a casual, family-friendly setting.

“Part of our goal for Libbie Mill – Midtown is to be a place where our residents, commercial tenant, and the RVA community-at-large can come to relax,” said Gumenick Properties’ Regional Manager Karen Bunch. “This restaurant adds yet another way to enjoy [the community].”

“We’ve had great success in Mechanicsville and are excited about expanding,” said Cohan. “We are delighted more people across metro Richmond will be able to experience our cuisine thanks to Libbie Mill-Midtown’s central location.”

The restaurant is slated to open in the spring of 2019.

The news comes on the heels of Lumber Liquidators’ plans to relocate its office headquarters in the former Southern Season grocery store on the property after the grocer pulled out of the center due to weak sales.